HART
v.
JUDD

M.D. Fla. | 2021-07-12
No. 8:21-cv-1620
District Court, M.D. Florida (2021)

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Holding

A prisoner with three or more prior dismissals for frivolousness, maliciousness, or failure to state a claim cannot proceed in forma pauperis unless under imminent danger of serious physical injury.

Facts & Procedural History

Plaintiff, a pre-trial detainee, filed a pro se civil rights complaint and moved to proceed in forma pauperis. The court found he had at least three p…

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Topics
Three Strikes Provision (28 U.S.C. § 1915(G)) Imminent Danger Of Serious Physical Injury Exception Three Strikes Rule Prisoner Litigation

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Opinion of the Court

Mr. Hart, a Florida pre-trial detainee, initiated this action pro se by filing a civil rights complaint (Doc. 1) in which he alleges that he was falsely arrested and detained. He moves to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (Id., pp. 3-4). Section 1915(g) provides: (g) In no event shall a prisoner bring a civil action or appeal a judgment in a civil action or proceeding under this section if the prisoner has, on 3 or more prior occasions, while incarcerated or detained in any facility, brought an action or appeal in a court of the United States that was dismissed on the grounds that it is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, unless the prisoner is under imminent danger of serious physical injury.

28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).1 Mr. Hart’s prior cases, dismissed as either frivolous, malicious, or for failing to state a claim upon which relief may be granted include Hart v. Judd, 8:11-cv-1590-T-

v. Knight, 8:16-cv-1337-T-33JSS (M.D.Fla.); and Hart v. Hays, 8:16-cv-1391-T- 17TGW (M.D.Fla.). Because he has had at least three prior dismissals that qualify under Section 1915(g) and because he alleges no facts showing he is under imminent danger of serious physical injury, Mr. Hart may not proceed in forma pauperis. This preclusion against proceeding in forma pauperis is without regard to the merits of the present civil rights complaint. Mr. Hart may initiate a new civil rights case by filing a civil rights complaint and paying the filing fee in full. Accordingly, the complaint (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE to filing a new complaint, in a new case, with a new case number, upon the payment of the filing fee. The CLERK must serve a copy of this Order on Mr. Hart, with a blank form petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, and close the case.” ORDERED in Tampa, Florida, on July 12, 2021. lliethey

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Copy to: Randy A. Hart, pro se

Footnotes
1 Although Mr. Hart is a pre-trial detainee, he is subject to § 1915(g) because “the term ‘prisoner’ means any person incarcerated or detained in any facility who is accused of, convicted of, sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for, violations of criminal law or the terms and conditions of parole, probation, pretrial release, or diversionary program.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(h). 33TBM (M.D.Fla.); Hart v. State of Florida, 8:13-cv-2533-T-30MAP (M.D.Fla.); Hart
2 Mr. Hart’s allegation that he “is being held in unlawful detention” (Doc. 1, p. 1) appears to challenge the fact of his pre-trial detention, which is cognizable in a § 2241 proceeding. See Stacey v. Warden, Apalachee Corr. Inst., 854 F. 2d 401, 403 n.1 (11th Cir. 1988) (“Pre trial habeas petitions . . . are properly brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, which applies to persons in custody regardless of whether final judgment has been rendered.”).

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